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Pristis curvidens

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Taxonomy
Pristis curvidens was named by Leidy (1855). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Pristis curvidens Leidy p. 414
1856Pristis curvidens Leidy p. 414
1902Pristis curvidens Hay p. 316
1942Pristis curvidens Leriche p. 22
1946Pristis curvidens Rapp p. 510

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyPristidaeBonaparte 1838
genusPristisLinck 1790
speciescurvidens

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Pristis curvidens Leidy 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Cretaceous to the top of the Bartonian or 145.00000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Pristis curvidens (132558)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58USA (New Jersey) Pristis curvidens (84019)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Pristis curvidens (5387)